This thread’s been dormant a while.
Here’s my own contribution to the ICON…
The following excerpts are from interviews and articles on Stallone’s site:
http://www.sylvesterstallone.com/ExerciseMain.htmlTo get the lean look of a POW in the film Victory, Sylvester ate only 200 calories a day, all protein food, with an occasional potato, just so he wouldn't faint. In the film he weighed in at 159 pounds, the lightest he ever weighed in his adulthood, until Rocky III.
During the scene where Rocky is pulling a sled, Sly heard a snap. Two weeks later he had excruciating pains in his chest. When he went to the hospital he found out it was a bruised heart muscle. Stallone was back on set filming only 10 days later to complete the movie.
Q: Did you ever take steroids?In 1987, when I was making Rambo III, I used to take an amino acid that's nearly as strong as steroids. It's about 15 times more powerful than the typical amino acid, but give none of the raw rage - the anger - that comes with steroids. All steroids do is make you a cumbersome, apelike goon.
On training with Columbu:"Sylvester gained just about 10 pounds in six and a half weeks," Franco says. "He has great structure, with a waist only about 29 inches. When we started, he had a 44-inch chest. At the end, his chest was almost 50 inches. And his arms went from 16 ˝ inches to 18 inches. He was bigger, harder and much more muscular."
Lots of other interesting facts on the site for Stallone buffs.
Check it out when you have time.
